天王殿简介

      殿广五间二弄，为重檐硬山顶观音兜山墙。由中兴祖师慈运长老初建于清代光绪年间，民国六年（1917）由僧晙和尚改建，改革开放后及近年均有维修。上匾“天王殿”为俞德明书，下匾“七塔寺”为沙孟海书。殿正中供大肚弥勒菩萨像；左右为四大天王，高大威武；背供韦驮菩萨像（韦驮殿匾额为连登书）。 

Tianwang (King of Heaven) Hall 

       Tiangwang Hall is a five-door, double-eaves classic construction with two corridors inside. It was originally built by the Revival Master Ciyun during the Reign of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty and was rebuilt by Master Sengjun in the 6th year during the period of the Republic of China (1917). It has been continually renovated since the Reform started in 1978 . Tian Wang Hall on the upper inscribed board of the hall was written by Yu Deming andQitaTempleon the lower one by the distinguished calligrapher Sha Menghai. In the middle of the hall is the shrine of Tatu Maitreya Bodhisattva; on each side of the hall stand statues of the Four Kings of Heaven, all of which look tall and mighty. At the back of the shrine of Maitreya Bodhisattva is the statue of Weituo Buddha (Skanda Bodhisattva) (The board of Weituo was written by Lian Deng.)